Lock



E. N. JACOB] July 2, 1935.

LOCK

Filed Dec. 8, 1954 2 Sheets-Sheet .l

l u' 'k Z gy/ E. N, JACOB] July 2, 1935.

LOCK

2 sheets-sheet 2 Filed Dec. 8, 1934 Ea/Ward 00171 Patented July 2, 1935 UNITED STATES LOCK Edward N. Jacobi, Milwaukee, was assignor to Briggs & Stratton Corporation, Milwaukee, Wis., a corporation of Delaware Application December 8, 1934, Serial No. 756,621

24 Claims.

the lock structure per se, including removably' securing the cylinder in place, is eifected in a simple and eflicient manner.

Another object of this invention is to provide a lock of the character described wherein the locking bolt is utilized to removably secure the lock cylinder in place.

Another object of this invention resides in the provision of a lock of the character described having a single anti-rattle spring which eifectually takes up all play between the component parts of the lock and also serves to firmly hold the door-closed.

Another object-of this invention resides in the provision of a lock of the character described wherein the locking bolt while lying in its normal path of movement serves to prevent rotation of the cylinder to a position at which it is removable and wherein the locking boltis movable out of its normal path of movement when in an unlocked position to enable the cylinder to be moved to an assembling and disassembling position. v!

Another object of this invention resides in the provision of means to positively hold the locking bolt in its proper path of movement except when the bolt is moved to its fullyunlocked position. Another. object of this invention is to utilize the anti-rattle spring toyieldingly hold the locking bolt in its proper path of movement. Another object of this invention resides in the novel manner in which the locking bolt and the anti-rattle spring are assembled with the lock housing or body and cylinder sothat these units are retained in their proper-relative positions upon assembly entirely without the aid of securing as hereinafter described-and more particularly.

defined by theappended claims, it being understood that such changes in the precise embodiment of the hereindisclosed invention may be made as come within the scope of the claims.

The accompanying drawings illustrate one coniplete example of the physical embodiment of the invention constructed according to the best mode principles thereof, and in which:

Figure 1 is a view through a. portion of a compartment door and its frame illustrating the application of this invention thereto, a part of the lock being in section and part in elevation;-

Figure 2 is a rear view of the structure with parts broken away and in section, said view being taken on the plane of the line 2-2 of Figure 1;

Figure 3 is a view similar to Figure 1 showing the locking bolt retracted to its unlocked position;

Figure 4 is a cross section view taken through Figure 3 on the plane of the line 4-4;

Figure 5 is a cross section view taken through Figure'3 on the'plane of the line 5-5;

Figure 6 is a view similar to Figure 3 showing the manner in which the locking bolt is actuated to permit movement of the lock cylinder to its 'positio'nof removal; 1 Figure '7is a section view taken through Figso far devised for the practical application of the ure 6 on the plane of the line 1-1;

panying drawings in which like numerals indicate like parts throughout the several views, the numeral 5 designates a door which may be the door of a glove compartment with which the in-; strument panel of automobiles is now generally equipped.

The door is hinged in any suitablemanner and when closed its outer freeedge portion abuts a rubber bumper 6 carried by the adjacent part of the frame. I which surrounds the periphery of the opening closed by the door. 7

A springcatch 8 is carried by the door to snap over the inner edge 9 of the frame 1 to hold the door closed when it is not desired to lock the same. The particular spring catch shown comprises a spring arm lll' bent rearwardly from an attachins flange l-I rigidly secured to the inner face of .the door, preferably-by being clamped between the dooran'd a nut IL, which also serves to hold the locking. unit, indicated generally by the numeral iii, to the door.

The locking unit i3 comprises a lock housing or body I having a generally cylindrical inner portion l5.and an outer enlarged knob portion IS. The shoulder I! at thejuncture of these two portions abuts against the outer face of the door so that the rear portion I5 of the lock housing or body projects from the rear face of the door. The part of the rear portion adjacent the shoulder I1 is threaded to receive the clamping nut 12, and to prevent relative rotation between the lock housing and door, the inner portion l5 preferably has a flat side and the hole in the door is shaped accordingly. Hence, by merely inserting the lock housing or body through the opening in the door and securing the-clamping nut l2, the lock structure and also the spring catch are firmly secured to the door in their proper relative positions.

The lock body or housing is bored to receive a lock cylinder [8. That portion of the cylinder disposed within the outer knob ii of the body or housing has a plurality of tumblers (not shown) to secure the cylinder against rotation as is customary. The tumblers are retractible by a proper key I! to free the cylinder for rotation.

Rotation of the cylinder is utilized to actuate a locking bolt 20 to and from a positionprojecting through a hole 2| in the spring catch and over the edge 9 of the door frame. When so disposed, the locking bolt securely holds the door in closed position.

The locking bolt 20 is slidable in an opening 22 extending diametrically through the inner end portion of the lock housing or body in communication with a bore 23 in which an extension 24 on the lock cylinder is disposed. An eccentric driving cam 25, preferably formed integral with'the rear extension 24 of the cylinder, extends into a transverse recess 26 in the locking bolt to actuate the same as the cylinder is turned.

Carried by the locking bolt is a bowed leaf spring 21 which, as will be hereinafter more fully described, serves to damp out rattles, not only between the door and its frame, but also between the component parts of the lock structure per se.

This spring 21 has one end 23 anchored in a notch or recess 29 in the operative end portion of the locking bolt. The disposition of the notch or recess 29 and the shape of the spring 21 when free is such that the spring will be compressed when the bolt is in position. i It will be noted that the bowed medial portion of the spring slides in a groove 30 formed as a rearward extension of the transverse opening 22. In this manner sidewise relative motion between the bolt and spring is efiectually prevented so that the spring and bolt are held assembled upon assembly of these parts with the lock housing or wardly of the inner edge 33 of the transverse opening 22 so that the cylinder is'yieldably urged outwardly of the lock housing or body l4. tendency to push the cylinder out of its bore is opposed by the engagement of an annular flange 34 with an abutment 35 projecting inwardly from the wall of the bore 23. l

The annular flange 34 has a gateway 36 which,

, when aligned with the lock or abutment 35, permits endwise removal of the lock cylinder. Such alignment of the gateway 33 with the lug or abutment 35, however, requires rotation of the lock cylinder beyond one of its normal limits which is normally prevented through coaction of the locking bolt and the eccentric driver 25, as now about to be described.

As clearly illustrated in Figures 1 and 2, the innermost end of the eccentric driving cam lies closely adjacent the bottom of the recess 26 so as to abut a wall 38 at one end of the recess 26 in the unlocked position of the cylinder and bolt as shown in Figure 4. In this position of rotation the gateway 36 is not aligned with the lug or abutment 35, and consequently, removal of the cylinder is impossible. In the opposite or locked position of the bolt and cylinder, removal of the cylinder is also prevented as the gateway 36 is then likewise out of alignment with the lug or abutment 25.

Upon rearward depression oi. the tail end of the locking bolt, as illustrated in Figure 6, however, the wall 38 is moved rearwardly of the driving cam 25 so that the barrier it formed against further rotation of the cylinder (in a counterclockwise direction as viewed in Figures 4 and '1) is removed allowing the rotation of the cylinder to be continued in said counter-clockwise direction beyond its normal limit to a point at which the eccentric cam 25 engages a fixed abutment 33 formed as an integral part of the lock housing or body, as clearly shown in Figure 7.

With the cylinder in the position defined by the engagement of the cam 25 with the abutment 3!, the gateway 38 is aligned with the lug or abutment 35 so that removal of the cylinder from its mounting member or housing is permitted.

To positively preclude rearward displacement of the locking bolt out of its normal path of movement when in all positions except unlocked, as by the application of an outward pull on the knob when the bolt is'holding the door closed, V

two projections or pads 4|] and 4| extend from each side of the locking bolt to slide in grooves 42 in the side walls of the opening 22.

As long as both projections or pads 40 and 4| are engaged in the grooves 42, lateral motion of the locking bolt is restricted to the slight amount of play necessary for free action, but when the cylinder is turned.to its unlocked position retracting the bolt as shown in Figures 3 and 6, the pads or projections 4! are disengaged from the grooves 42 so that the bolt may be pushed rearwardly as shown in Figure 6 tden-' able rotation of the cylinder to its position allowing the same to be withdrawn from the housing. It is to be noted that the nose or operative end portion of the looking bolt has an inclined surface 45 which engages the edge 9 of the door frame as the bolt is projected to its operative position to securely draw the door closed, the bowed leaf spring 21 being compressed'as the bolt is projected to operative position. The spring 21 thus serves toprevent rattles as between the door and its frame, and by pushing the bolt against the inner end of the cylinder extension 24, it likewise takes up all play between e c omponent parts of the lock structure. From the foregoin description taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, it will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art to which this invention appertains, that this invention provides a lock particularly adaptable for securing glove compartment doors closed and one which has an advantage over past locks for this purpose by virtue of its simplified construction and ease of assembly, and freedom Irom rattles.

What I claim as my invention is:

1'. In a lock, a bored housing, a lock cylinder rotatably mounted therein and removable therefromyin a predetermined position of rotation with respect to the housing, a locking bolt moimted in the housing for movement between locked and unlocked positions by rotation of the cylinder, and cooperating means on the cylinder and the locking bolt for preventing rotation of the cylinder to its position permitting removal of the cylinder from the housing, and said looking bolt being movable while in its unlocked position to disable said cooperating means and permit rotation of the cylinder to its position of removal.

2. In a lock, a bored housing, a lock cylinder rotatably mounted therein and removable therefrom in a predetermined position of rotation with respect to the housing, a locking bolt mounted in the housing and movable along a line angular to the axis of the cylinder to and from a position effecting a locking function by rotation of the cylinder, cooperating means on the locking bolt and cylinder to prevent rotation 01' the cylinder to its position permitting removal of the cylinder from the housing, said cooperating means being disabled by movement of the locking bolt out of its line of motion, and cooperating means between the locking bolt and the housing preventing such movement of the locking bolt out of its line oi! motion while the bolt is in its locked position, whereby the cylinder must be actuated to retract the bolt from locked positionbeiore removal of the cylinder can be effected.

3. In a look, a bored housing having a transverse opening communicating with and substantially perpendicular to the axis of its bore, a lock cylinder in the bore. means to removably secure the cylinder in the housing, said means being disabled upon rotation of the cylinder to a predetermined position with re'spect to the housing, a locking bolt slidable in said transverse opening toand from a position eflecting a locking function, cooperating means between the cylinder and locking bolt for actuating the'locking bolt and-for preventing rotation of the'cylinder-to its position of rotation at which it is removable from the housing, said cooperating means being disabled by lateral movement of the locking bolt in a direction substantially parallel to the axis of the cylinder, and interengaging means on the locking bolt and the walls of the opening in which it slides for preventing such lateral movement of the bolt while the bolt is inlocked posi-' locking function, cooperating means between the cylinder and locking bolt tor actuating the looking bolt and for, preventing. rotation of thecylinder to itsposition of rotation at which it is removable from the housing, said cooperating means beingdisabled by lateral movement 01' the locking bolt in adirection substantially parallel to the axis of the cylinder, interengagingmeansontbelocking boitandthewallsot the opening in which it slides for preventing such lateral movement of the bolt while the bolt is in locked position, and yieldable means to oppose such lateral motion of the locking bolt in all of its positions. I

5 In a lock device of the character described, a lock housing having a bore and a transverse opening in communication therewith, a locking bolt slidable in the transverse opening, a locking cylinder rotatably mounted within said bore, a driving connection between the cylinder and the bolt, and a spring carried by the bolt and confined between the bolt and one wall of the transverse opening to urge the bolt into firm engagement with the cylinder so as to take up play between the component 'parts of the structure and thereby prevent rattling.

6. In a lock, a bored housing having a transverse opening communicating with the bore, a locking bolt slidable in said transverse opening, a

lock cylinder in the housing bore for actuating the locking bolt, means to" hold the lock cylinder against outward endwise movement in a position with its inner end projecting into said transverse opening so that through engagement with the inner end oi the cylinder the bolt is prevented from engaging the adjacent wall of the transverse opening, and a spring confined between the bolt and the opposite wall of the transverse opening to take up play between the cylinder and'the housing, between the bolt and the housing, and between the bolt and the cylinder to thereby efiectually damp out rattling arising irom play between said parts.

7. In a lock, a bored housing having a transverse opening communicating with the bore and substantially perpendicular to'the axis thereof,

'verse opening so as to take up play between the bolt and the transverse opening without interfering with sliding movement of the bolt in said transverse opening.

8. In a lock device of the character described, a housing, a locking-bolt movable in said housing, operating-means for said locking bolt mounted in said housing and removable from the housing in a preatemseemaan with respect to the housing, a driving connection between the operating means and the bolt, means on the bolt to limit motion of the operating means and normally prevent movement of the operating means to its position at which it is removable from the housing, andyieldable means normally maintaining the locking bolt in a position at which said last named means is effective to prevent movement of the operating means to its position permitting removal from the housing, said locking I bolt beingmovable against the action of its yieldable urging means to disable the limiting means and permit movement of the operating means to its position enabling removal of the operating means from the housing.

9. In a lock device or the character described,- a bored member, a lock cylinder rotatable in said bored member, a locking bolt mounted for movement transversely with respect to the lock cylinder, a connection between the lock cylinder and locking bolt ior'actuating the locking bolt from the cylinder and forlimiting rotation of the cylinder in one direction to prevent its movement to a position at which it is removable from the bored member, yieldable means for releasably maintaining said connection, disabling of said connection against the action of the yieldable means allowing movement of the cylinder to its position of removal, and means for positively preventing the disabling of said connection in the locked condition of the parts.

10. Looking mechanism for securing a door closed comprising a lock body carried by the door and having a part providing a knob adapted to be grasped for moving the door to and from its closed position, a locking bolt carried by said lock body and movable therein to and from a position engaging a fixed member for holding the door closed, an anti-rattle spring confined between a part of the bolt not engageablewith said fixed member and part of the lock body, and means on the bolt for moving the bolt toward said part of the lock body upon engagement of the bolt with said fixed member to place the spring in compression so that the spring firmly holds the door closed and prevents rattling.

11. Looking mechanism for securing a door closed comprising a lock body carried by the door, a locking bolt slidable in said body to and from a locked position at which a portion thereof en gages a fixed member, key controlled operating means for the bolt in said lock body, and spring means confined between a portion of the bolt not engageable with said fixed member and part of the lock body for yieldably urging thebolt into firm engagement with said fixed member and said operating means so as to draw the door toward said fixed member and take up play between the various parts.

12. Looking mechanism to secure a door closed comprising a lock body carried by the door, a locking bolt slidable in the lock body to and from a position engaging an end portion thereof with a fixed member, key controlled operating means in the lock body for actuating, the locking bolt, spring means confined between the bolt and lock body for yieldably urging the bolt toward the fixed member, and cam means on said end portion of the bolt engageable with the fixed member for compressing the spring means as the bolt engages said fixed member so that the spring means firmly holds the door closed.

13. Locking mechanism for securingv a door closed comprising a lock body carried by the door and having a transverse opening therein, a lock-w ing bolt slidable in said transverse opening to and from a position engaging an end portion thereof with a fixed member to hold the door against movement away from said fixed member, key controlled operating means in the lock body for so moving the locking bolt, and an anti-rattle spring carried by the bolt and slidably engaging one wall of the transverse opcning in which it slides lor yieldably urging the bolt toward the fixed member so that the spring firmly holds the door closed. a

14. In a lock of the character described, a lock body having a bolt opening provided with a groove in one wall thereof, a locking bolt slidable in said opening, a fiat leaf spring, a connection between the leaf spring and the bolt preventing endwise relative motion between the spring and the bolt, said connection being made and broken by relative lateral displacement of the spring and bolt, and said spring having a bowed medial portion engaging in the groove of said bolt opening so that lateral displacement of the spring and bolt while the bolt and spring are disposed in the opening is prevented and endwise sliding movement of the bolt in the opening is uninterfered with.

15. In a look, a lock body having a bolt opening provided with a groove in one wall thereof, a locking bolt slidably disposed in said opening, said locking bolt having a recess, a bowed leaf spring having a portion received in said recess and having a portion slidably engaged in the groove of the bolt opening, engagement of the bowed portion of the spring in said groove preventing sidewise displacement of the spring with respect to the bolt, and a lug projecting from one wall of the bolt recess into a notch in the spring for preventing endwise displacement of the spring with respect to the bolt.

16; In a look, a lock body having a bolt opening, a locking bolt slidable in said opening, spring means confined between the bolt and one wall of vthe bolt opening for yieldably urging the bolt laterally toward the opposite wall of the bolt opening, said bolt being movable laterally in the opening against the spring means toward the first mentioned wall of the bolt opening, and cooperating means on the bolt and the lock body for preventing lateral displacement of the bolt against the action of said spring means except in a predetermined relative endwise position of the bolt in said bolt opening.

17. In a; look, a lock body having a bolt opening, a locking bolt slidable endwise in said openingto and from a position projecting an end portion thereof from one end of the bolt opening a distance sufllcient to effect a locking function,

spring means confined between the bolt and one wall of the bolt opening for yieldably urging the bolt laterally toward the opposite wall of the bolt opening, said bolt being movable laterally against the action of its spring means, and cooperating means on the bolt and lock body for positively preventing lateral displacement of the bolt against the action of the spring means as long as the bolt is in its position, effecting a locking function. a

18. In a look, a lock body having a bolt opening, a locking bolt slidable in said opening, said opening being Ofsufiicient size to allow lateral displacement of the bolt in one direction, spring means to yieldably hold the bolt against such lateral displacement, and a tongue and groove connection between the bolt and a wall of the .bolt opening to positively prevent such lateral displacement of the bolt except in a predetermined endwise position of the bolt in the bolt opening.

19. In a look, a bored lock body having a transverse bolt opening communicating with the inner end of its bore, a locking bolt slidable in the bolt opening, said opening being of a size to allow lateral displacement of the bolt in a direction axial to its bore, spring means to yieldably hold the bolt against such lateral displacement, a lock cylinder rotatable in the bore, a connection between the cylinder and the bolt whereby rotation of the cylinder slides the bolt endwise to and from a locked position, and a tongue and groove connection between the bolt and a wall of the bolt opening to positively prevent lateral displacement of the bolt while the same is in its locked position.

20. In a look, a bored lock body having a transverse bolt opening communicating with its bore, a locking bolt slidable endwise in said opening and said opening being of sufllcient size to allow lateral displacement of the bolt in a direction axial to the bore of the lock body, a lock cylinder rotatable in the bore, a connection between the cylinder and the bolt whereby rotation of the cylinder slides the bolt to and from a locked position, spring means to urge the bolt toward the cylinder and yieldably oppose lateral displacement of the,

bolt in'a direction away from the cylinder, lateral displacement of the bolt away from the cylinder .against the action of said yieldable means disabling the connection between the cylinder and bolt, and a tongue and groove connection between the bolt and a wall of the bolt opening to positively prevent lateral displacement of the bolt while the same is in its locked position.

21. Mechanism for holding a door closed and locking it in closed position comprising a spring catch'having a spring finger engageable with a keeper, said spring catch having an apertured attaching flange lying fiat against the inner wall of the door adjacent the hole therein, a locking bolt movable to and from a position engaging the keeper to secure the door closed, key controlled means for actuating the locking bolt, and common means for mounting the locking bolt and the key controlled means therefor'and said spring catch, said mounting means passing through the ho e i r'kthe door and the aperture in the attaching flange of the spring catch.

22. In a look, a lock body having a bolt opening, a locking bolt slidable therein, a bowed leaf spring,

a readily detachable connection between the spring and the bolt holding the spring assembled with the bolt in a position confined between the bolt and one wall of said opening, and means on for readily detachably connecting the spring with 10 the bolt, said hooked connection becoming detached upon sidewise movement of the spring with respect to the bolt, and means on one wall of the bolt opening for holding said spring against long as the bolt and spring are disposed in said opening. I

24. In a look, a lock body having a bolt opening, a locking' bolt slidable in said opening, said .sidewise displacement with respect to the bolt as opening being of suificient size to allow lateral movement of the bolt in one direction, springmeans to oppose such lateral movement of the bolt, and spaced projections on the bolt sliding in a groove in a wall of the opening parallel with the direction of lateralmovementof the bolt for 

